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SPECIFICATION
ENVIRONMENTAL DETECTION AND/OR TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION IN
AN ANALYTE MONITORING SYSTEM
CROSS-RFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] The present application claims the benefit of priority to U.S.
Provisional Application
Serial No. 62/850,769, filed on May 21, 2019, and U.S. Provisional Application
Serial No.
62/754,780, filed on November 2, 2018, which are incorporated herein by
reference in their
entirety.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Field of Invention
[0003] Aspects of the present invention relate to systems and methods for
analyte
monitoring. Specifically, aspects of the present invention may relate to
environmental detection
and/or temperature compensation in an analyte monitoring system. More
specifically, the
temperature compensation may be lag cognizant.
[0004] Discussion of the Background
[0005] The prevalence of diabetes mellitus continues to increase in
industrialized countries,
and projections suggest that this figure will rise to 4.4% of the global
population (366 million
individuals) by the year 2030. Glycemic control is a key determinant of long-
term outcomes in
patients with diabetes, and poor glycemic control is associated with
retinopathy, nephropathy and
an increased risk of myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular accident, and
peripheral vascular
disease requiring limb amputation. Despite the development of new insulins and
other classes of
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antidiabetic therapy, roughly half of all patients with diabetes do not
achieve recommended
target hemoglobin Al c (HbAlc) levels < 7.0%.
[0006] Frequent self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) is necessary to
achieve tight
glycemic control in patients with diabetes mellitus, particularly for those
requiring insulin
therapy. However, current blood (finger-stick) glucose tests are burdensome,
and, even in
structured clinical studies, patient adherence to the recommended frequency of
SMBG decreases
substantially over time. Moreover, finger-stick measurements only provide
information about a
single point in time and do not yield information regarding intraday
fluctuations in blood glucose
levels that may more closely correlate with some clinical outcomes.
[0007] Continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) have been developed in an effort
to overcome
the limitations of finger-stick SMBG and thereby help improve patient
outcomes. These systems
enable increased frequency of glucose measurements and a better
characterization of dynamic
glucose fluctuations, including episodes of unrealized hypoglycemia.
Furthermore, integration
of CGMs with automated insulin pumps allows for establishment of a closed-loop
"artificial
pancreas" system to more closely approximate physiologic insulin delivery and
to improve
adherence.
[0008] Monitoring real-time analyte measurements from a living body via
wireless analyte
monitoring sensor(s) may provide numerous health and research benefits. There
is a need to
enhance such analyte monitoring systems via innovations.
SUMMARY
[0009] One aspect of the invention may provide an analyte monitoring system
including an
analyte sensor and a transceiver. The analyte sensor may include one or more
sensor elements
and a transceiver interface. The one or more sensor elements may be configured
to generate one
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or more sensor measurements indicative of an analyte level in a first medium.
The transceiver
interface may be configured to convey the one or more sensor measurements. The
transceiver
may include a sensor interface, one or more environmental sensors, and a
processor. The sensor
interface may be configured to receive the one or more sensor measurements
conveyed by the
analyte sensor. The one or more environmental sensors may be configured to
generate one or
more environment measurements. The processor may be configured to calculate an
analyte level
in a second medium using at least the one or more sensor measurements and the
one or more
environmental measurements.
[0010] Another aspect of the invention may provide an analyte monitoring
system including
an analyte sensor, one or more environmental sensors, and a transceiver. The
analyte sensor may
include one or more sensor elements and a transceiver interface. The one or
more sensor
elements may be configured to generate one or more sensor measurements
indicative of an
analyte level in a first medium. The transceiver interface may be configured
to convey the one
or more sensor measurements. The one or more environmental sensors may be
configured to
generate one or more environment measurements. The transceiver may be
configured to receive
the one or more environmental measurements. The transceiver may include a
sensor interface
and a processor. The sensor interface may be configured to receive the one or
more sensor
measurements conveyed by the analyte sensor. The processor may be configured
to calculate an
analyte level in a second medium using at least the one or more sensor
measurements and the
one or more environmental measurements.
[00111 In some aspects, the one or more environmental sensors may include a
posture
detector, the one or more environmental measurements may include one or more
posture
measurements indicative of a posture of a user of the transceiver, and the
processor may be
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configured to calculate the analyte level in the second medium using at least
the one or more
sensor measurements and the one or more posture measurements. In some aspects,
the posture
detector may include an accelerometer and a barometer, the one or more posture
measurements
may include one or more acceleration measurements and one or more atmospheric
measurements, and calculating the analyte level in the second medium using at
least the one or
more sensor measurements and the one or more posture measurements may include:
(i)
calculating a posture of the user of the transceiver using at least the one or
more posture
measurements; and (ii) calculating the analyte level in the second medium
using at least the one
or more sensor measurements and the calculated posture. In some aspects,
calculating the
analyte level in the second medium using at least the one or more sensor
measurements and the
calculated posture may include: adjusting one or more parameters of a
conversion function based
on at least the calculated posture; and using the adjusted conversion function
and the one or more
sensor measurements to calculate the analyte level in the second medium.
[0012] In some aspects, the one or more environmental sensors may include a
pressure
sensor, the one or more environmental measurements may include one or more
pressure
measurements indicative of pressure on the transceiver, and the processor may
be configured to
calculate the analyte level in the second medium using at least the one or
more sensor
measurements and the one or more pressure measurements. In some aspects, the
pressure sensor
may include a button. In some aspects, calculating the analyte level in the
second medium using
at least the one or more sensor measurements and the one or more pressure
measurements may
include: adjusting one or more parameters of a conversion function based on at
least the one or
more pressure measurements; and using the adjusted conversion function and the
one or more
sensor measurements to calculate the analyte level in the second medium.
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[0013] In some aspects, the one or more environmental sensors may include
an
accelerometer, the one or more environmental measurements may include one or
more
acceleration measurements generated by the accelerometer, and the processor
may be configured
to calculate the analyte level in the second medium using at least the one or
more sensor
measurements and the one or more acceleration measurements. In some aspects,
calculating the
analyte level in the second medium using at least the one or more sensor
measurements and the
one or more acceleration measurements may include: determining whether a shock
to the
transceiver has occurred using at least the one or more acceleration
measurements; and
calculating the analyte level in the second medium using at least the one or
more sensor
measurements and the determination of whether a shock to the transceiver has
occurred. In some
aspects, calculating the analyte level in the second medium using at least the
one or more sensor
measurements and the determination of whether a shock to the transceiver has
occurred may
include: adjusting one or more parameters of a conversion function based on at
least the
determination of whether a shock to the transceiver has occurred; and using
the adjusted
conversion function and the one or more sensor measurements to calculate the
analyte level in
the second medium.
[0014] In some aspects, the one or more environmental sensors may include a
temperature
sensor, the one or more environmental measurements may include one or more
temperature
measurements generated by the temperature sensor, and the processor may be
configured to
calculate the analyte level in the second medium using at least the one or
more sensor
measurements and the one or more temperature measurements. In some aspects,
calculating the
analyte level in the second medium using at least the one or more sensor
measurements and the
one or more temperature measurements may include: adjusting at least a sensor
measurement of
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the one or more sensor measurements based on the one or more temperature
measurements; and
using the one or more sensor measurements including the adjusted sensor
measurement to
calculate the analyte level in the second medium.
[0015] In some aspects, the transceiver may be further configured to use at
least one or more
of the one or more environmental measurements to adjust a sampling frequency
of one or more
of the one or more environmental sensors. In some aspects, the transceiver may
be further
configured to: use at least one or more of the one or more environmental
measurements to
determine whether an environmental event has occurred; and, if the transceiver
determines that
the environmental event has occurred, cause the transceiver or a display
device to display an icon
indicative of the environmental event.
[0016] Another aspect of the invention may provide a method including using
one or more
sensor elements of an analyte sensor to generate one or more sensor
measurements indicative of
an analyte level in a first medium. The method may include using a transceiver
interface of the
analyte sensor to convey the one or more sensor measurements. The method may
include using
a sensor interface of a transceiver to receive the one or more sensor
measurements conveyed by
the analyte sensor. The method may include using one or more environmental
sensors of the
transceiver to generate one or more environment measurements. The method may
include using
the transceiver to calculate an analyte level in a second medium using at
least the one or more
sensor measurements and the one or more environmental measurements.
[0017] In some aspects, the one or more environmental sensors may include a
posture
detector, the one or more environmental measurements may include one or more
posture
measurements indicative of a posture of a user of the transceiver, and the
transceiver may
calculate the analyte level in the second medium using at least the one or
more sensor
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measurements and the one or more posture measurements. In some aspects, the
posture detector
may include an accelerometer and a barometer, the one or more posture
measurements may
include one or more acceleration measurements and one or more atmospheric
measurements, and
calculating the analyte level in the second medium using at least the one or
more sensor
measurements and the one or more posture measurements may include: calculating
a posture of
the user of the transceiver using at least the one or more posture
measurements; and calculating
the analyte level in the second medium using at least the one or more sensor
measurements and
the calculated posture. In some aspects, calculating the analyte level in the
second medium using
at least the one or more sensor measurements and the calculated posture may
include: adjusting
one or more parameters of a conversion function based on at least the
calculated posture; and
using the adjusted conversion function and the one or more sensor measurements
to calculate the
analyte level in the second medium.
[0018] In some aspects, the one or more environmental sensors may include a
pressure
sensor, the one or more environmental measurements may include one or more
pressure
measurements indicative of pressure on the transceiver, and the transceiver
may calculate the
analyte level in the second medium using at least the one or more sensor
measurements and the
one or more pressure measurements. In some aspects, calculating the analyte
level in the second
medium using at least the one or more sensor measurements and the one or more
pressure
measurements may include: adjusting one or more parameters of a conversion
function based on
at least the one or more pressure measurements; and using the adjusted
conversion function and
the one or more sensor measurements to calculate the analyte level in the
second medium.
[0019] In some aspects, the one or more environmental sensors may include
an
accelerometer, the one or more environmental measurements may include one or
more
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acceleration measurements, and the transceiver may calculate the analyte level
in the second
medium using at least the one or more sensor measurements and the one or more
acceleration
measurements. In some aspects, calculating the analyte level in the second
medium using at
least the one or more sensor measurements and the one or more acceleration
measurements may
include: determining whether a shock to the transceiver has occurred using at
least the one or
more acceleration measurements; and calculating the analyte level in the
second medium using at
least the one or more sensor measurements and the determination of whether a
shock to the
transceiver has occurred. In some aspects, calculating the analyte level in
the second medium
using at least the one or more sensor measurements and the determination of
whether a shock to
the transceiver has occurred may include: adjusting one or more parameters of
a conversion
function based on at least the determination of whether a shock to the
transceiver has occurred;
and using the adjusted conversion function and the one or more sensor
measurements to calculate
the analyte level in the second medium.
[0020] In some aspects, the one or more environmental sensors may include a
temperature
sensor, the one or more environmental measurements may include one or more
temperature
measurements generated by the temperature sensor, and the processor may be
configured to
calculate the analyte level in the second medium using at least the one or
more sensor
measurements and the one or more temperature measurements. In some aspects,
calculating the
analyte level in the second medium using at least the one or more sensor
measurements and the
one or more temperature measurements may include: adjusting at least a sensor
measurement of
the one or more sensor measurements based on the one or more temperature
measurements; and
using the one or more sensor measurements including the adjusted sensor
measurement to
calculate the analyte level in the second medium.
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[0021] In some aspects, the method may include using at least one or more
of the one or
more environmental measurements to adjust a sampling frequency of one or more
of the one or
more environmental sensors. In some aspects, the method may include using at
least one or
more of the one or more environmental measurements to determine that an
environmental event
has occurred, and displaying an icon indicative of the environmental event.
[0022] Still another aspect of the invention may provide an analyte
monitoring system
including an analyte sensor and a transceiver. The analyte sensor may include
one or more
sensor elements and a transceiver interface. The one or more sensor elements
may be configured
to generate sensor measurements indicative of an analyte level in a first
medium. The sensor
elements may include a temperature transducer configured to generate a sensor
temperature
measurement. The sensor measurements may include the sensor temperature
measurement. The
transceiver interface may be configured to convey the sensor measurements.
[0023] In some embodiments, the analyte sensor may further include a
housing and an
analyte indicator on or in at least a portion of an exterior surface of the
sensor housing. In some
embodiments, the sensor temperature measurement may be a measurement of
temperature inside
the housing of the analyte sensor, and the adjusted sensor temperature
measurement may be an
estimate of a temperature of the analyte indicator. In some embodiments, the
adjusted sensor
temperature measurement may account for a lag between the temperature inside
the housing of
the analyte sensor and the temperature of the analyte indicator.
[0024] In some embodiments, adjusting the sensor temperature measurement
may include
calculating a rate of change of the temperature of the analyte sensor using at
least the sensor
temperature measurement and one or more sensor temperature measurements
received
previously from the analyte sensor. In some embodiments, calculating the
analyte level in the
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second medium using at least the adjusted sensor temperature measurement and
the one or more
of the sensor measurements may include calculating an analyte level in the
first medium using at
least the adjusted sensor temperature measurement and the one or more of the
sensor
measurements and calculating the analyte level in the second medium using at
least the
calculated analyte level in the first medium.
[0025] In some embodiments, the analyte monitoring system may further
include a
temperature sensor configured to generate a temperature measurement, and the
processor may be
configured to adjust the sensor temperature measurement using at least the
temperature
measurement generated by the temperature sensor. In some embodiments, the
transceiver may
include the temperature sensor. In some embodiments, the adjusted sensor
temperature
measurement may account for a lag between a temperature measured by the
temperature sensor
and the temperature of the analyte indicator. In some embodiments, adjusting
the sensor
temperature measurement may include calculating a rate of change of the
temperature of the
transceiver using at least the temperature measurement generated by the
temperature sensor and
one or more temperature measurements generated previously by the temperature
sensor. In some
embodiments, adjusting the sensor temperature measurement may include
calculating the
adjusted sensor temperature measurement using at least the temperature
measurement generated
by the temperature sensor and the calculated rate of change of the temperature
of the transducer.
In some embodiments, adjusting the sensor temperature measurement may include
calculating a
rate of change of the temperature of the analyte sensor using at least the
sensor temperature
measurement and one or more sensor temperature measurements received
previously from the
analyte sensor, and calculating the adjusted sensor temperature measurement
may use at least the
sensor temperature measurement, the calculated rate of change of the
temperature of the analyte
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sensor, the temperature measurement generated by the temperature sensor, and
the calculated
rate of change of the temperature of the transducer.
[0026] Yet another aspect of the invention may provide a method including
using one or
more sensor elements of an analyte sensor to generate sensor measurements
indicative of an
analyte level in a first medium. The sensor elements may include a temperature
transducer, and
the sensor measurements may include a sensor temperature measurement generated
by the
temperature transducer. The method may include using a transceiver interface
of the analyte
sensor to convey the sensor measurements. The method may include using a
sensor interface of
a transceiver to receive the sensor measurements conveyed by the analyte
sensor. The method
may include using the transceiver to adjust the sensor temperature
measurement. The method
may include using the transceiver to calculate an analyte level in a second
medium using at least
the adjusted sensor temperature measurement and one or more of the sensor
measurements.
[0027] In some embodiments, the analyte sensor may further include a
housing and an
analyte indicator on or in at least a portion of an exterior surface of the
sensor housing, the
sensor temperature measurement may be a measurement of temperature inside the
housing of the
analyte sensor, and the adjusted sensor temperature measurement may be an
estimate of a
temperature of the analyte indicator. In some embodiments, the adjusted sensor
temperature
measurement may account for a lag between the temperature inside the housing
of the analyte
sensor and the temperature of the analyte indicator.
[0028] In some embodiments, adjusting the sensor temperature measurement
may include
calculating a rate of change of the temperature of the analyte sensor using at
least the sensor
temperature measurement and one or more sensor temperature measurements
received
previously from the analyte sensor. In some embodiments, adjusting the sensor
temperature
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measurement may include calculating the adjusted sensor temperature
measurement using at
least the sensor temperature measurement and the calculated rate of change of
the temperature of
the analyte sensor. In some embodiments, calculating the analyte level in the
second medium
using at least the adjusted sensor temperature measurement and the one or more
of the sensor
measurements may include calculating an analyte level in the first medium
using at least the
adjusted sensor temperature measurement and the one or more of the sensor
measurements and
calculating the analyte level in the second medium using at least the
calculated analyte level in
the first medium.
[0029] In some embodiments, the method may further include using a
temperature sensor to
generate a temperature measurement, wherein the processor is configured to
adjust the sensor
temperature measurement using at least the temperature measurement generated
by the
temperature sensor. In some embodiments, the adjusted sensor temperature
measurement may
account for a lag between a temperature measured by the temperature sensor and
the temperature
of the analyte indicator. In some embodiments, adjusting the sensor
temperature measurement
may include calculating a rate of change of the temperature of the transceiver
using at least the
temperature measurement generated by the temperature sensor and one or more
temperature
measurements generated previously by the temperature sensor. In some
embodiments, adjusting
the sensor temperature measurement may include calculating the adjusted sensor
temperature
measurement using at least the temperature measurement generated by the
temperature sensor
and the calculated rate of change of the temperature of the transducer. In
some embodiments,
adjusting the sensor temperature measurement may include calculating a rate of
change of the
temperature of the analyte sensor using at least the sensor temperature
measurement and one or
more sensor temperature measurements received previously from the analyte
sensor, and
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calculating the adjusted sensor temperature measurement may use at least the
sensor temperature
measurement, the calculated rate of change of the temperature of the analyte
sensor, the
temperature measurement generated by the temperature sensor, and the
calculated rate of change
of the temperature of the transducer.
[0030] Further variations encompassed within the systems and methods are
described in the
detailed description of the invention below.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0031] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated herein and form
part of the
specification, illustrate various, non-limiting embodiments of the present
invention. In the
drawings, like reference numbers indicate identical or functionally similar
elements.
[0032] FIGS. lA and 1B are schematic views illustrating an analyte
monitoring system
embodying aspects of the present invention.
[0033] FIG. 2 is a schematic view illustrating a sensor and transceiver of
an analyte
monitoring system embodying aspects of the present invention.
[0034] FIG. 3 is a schematic view illustrating a transceiver embodying
aspects of the present
invention.
[0035] FIG. 4 is a schematic view illustrating the time lag between a
temperature of an
analyte indicator on or in the exterior surface of an analyte sensor and a
temperature inside the
analyte sensor embodying aspects of the present invention.
[0036] FIGS. 5A and 5B are schematic views illustrating single compartment
models of the
lag between the temperature of an analyte indicator of an analyte sensor and
the temperature
inside the analyte sensor embodying aspects of the present invention.
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[0037] FIG. 6 is schematic view illustrating a multi-compartment model of
the lag between
the temperature of an analyte indicator of an analyte sensor and the
temperature inside the
analyte sensor embodying aspects of the present invention.
[0038] FIG. 7 is a flow chart illustrating an analyte level calculation
process embodying
aspects of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0039] FIGS. IA and 1B are schematic views of an exemplary analyte
monitoring system
120 embodying aspects of the present invention. The analyte monitoring system
120 may be a
continuous analyte monitoring system (e.g., a continuous glucose monitoring
system). In some
embodiments, as shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, the system 120 may include one or
more of an
analyte sensor 100, a transceiver 101, and a display device 102. In some
embodiments, the
sensor 100 and transceiver 101 may include one or more of the structural
and/or functional
features described in one or more of U.S. Patent Application Publication No.
2013/0241745,
U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2013/0211213, U.S. Patent Application
Publication No.
2014/0350359, U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2014/0018644, and U.S.
Patent
Application Publication No. 2017/0119288, all of which are incorporated by
reference in their
entireties.
[0040] In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 1A, the sensor 100 may be
small, fully
subcutaneously implantable sensor that measures analyte (e.g., glucose,
oxygen, cardiac markers,
low-density lipoprotein (1,DI.,), high-density lipoprotein (HDL), or
triglycerides) levels in a
medium (e.g., interstitial fluid) of a living animal (e.g., a living human).
However, this is not
required, and, in some alternative embodiments, the sensor 100 may be a
partially implantable
(e.g., transcutaneous) sensor or a fully external sensor. In some embodiments,
the transceiver
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101 may be a handheld or body-worn transceiver (e.g., attached via an armband,
wristband,
waistband, or adhesive patch). In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 1A, the
transceiver 101
may remotely power and/or communicate with the sensor to initiate and receive
the
measurements (e.g., via near field communication (NFC)). However, this is not
required, and, in
some alternative embodiments, the transceiver 101 may power and/or communicate
with the
sensor 100 via one or more wired connections. In some non-limiting
embodiments, the
transceiver 101 may be a smartphone (e.g., an NFC-enabled smartphone). In some
embodiments, the transceiver 101 may communicate information (e.g., one or
more analyte
levels) wirelessly (e.g., via a BluetoothTm communication standard such as,
for example and
without limitation Bluetooth Low Energy) to a hand held application running on
a display device
102 (e.g., smartphone).
[0041] In some embodiments, the transceiver 101 may convey (e.g.,
periodically, such as
every two or five minutes, and/or upon user initiation) measurement commands
(i.e., requests for
measurement information) to the sensor 100. In some embodiments where the
transceiver 101 is
a handheld device, positioning (i.e., hovering or swiping/waving/passing) the
transceiver 101
within range over the sensor implant site (i.e., within proximity of the
sensor 100) may cause the
transceiver 101 to automatically convey a measurement command to the sensor
100 and receive
one or more sensor measurements conveyed by the sensor 100.
[0042] In some embodiments, as illustrated in FIG. 1B, the analyte sensor
100 may include a
transceiver interface 103 that the analyte sensor 100 may use to communicate
with the
transceiver 101, and the transceiver 101 may include a sensor interface 104
that the transceiver
101 may use to communicate with the analyte sensor 100. In some non-limiting
embodiments,
the transceiver interface 103 and the sensor interface 104 may each include
one or more
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inductive elements, such as, for example, one or more coils. In some
embodiments, the sensor
interface 104 of the transceiver 101 may generate an electromagnetic wave or
electrodynamic
field (e.g., by using a coil) to induce a current in a transceiver interface
103 of the sensor 100. In
some non-limiting embodiments, the current induced in the transceiver
interface 103 of the
sensor 100 may be used to power the sensor 100. In some embodiments, the
current induced in
the transceiver interface 103 of the sensor 100 may additionally or
alternatively be used for
communication. For example, in some embodiments, the transceiver 101 may use
the sensor
interface 104 to convey data (e.g., commands) to the sensor 100. In some non-
limiting
embodiments, the transceiver 101 may use the sensor interface 104 to convey
data by modulating
the electromagnetic wave used to power the sensor 100 (e.g., by modulating the
current flowing
through a coil of the sensor interface 104 of the transceiver 101). In some
embodiments the
modulation in the electromagnetic wave generated by the sensor interface 104
of the transceiver
101 may be detected/extracted by the sensor 100 (e.g., by the transceiver
interface 103 of the
sensor 100). Moreover, the transceiver 101 may use the sensor interface 104 to
receive sensor
data (e.g., one or more sensor measurements) conveyed by the sensor 100. For
example, in some
non-limiting embodiments, the transceiver 101 may receive sensor data by
detecting modulations
in the electromagnetic wave generated by the transceiver interface 103 of the
sensor 100, e.g., by
detecting modulations in the current flowing through a coil of the sensor
interface 104 of the
transceiver 101.
[0043] In some non-limiting embodiments, as shown in FIG. 1B, the analyte
sensor 100 may
include one or more sensor elements 112. In some non-limiting embodiments, the
sensor
elements 112 may include an analyte indicator. In some embodiments, the
analyte indicator may
include one or more indicator molecules having one or more detectable
properties that vary in
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accordance with the amount, level, or concentration of the analyte in
proximity to the analyte
indicator.
[0044] In some embodiments, the sensor 100 may be an optical sensor.
However, this is not
required, and, in one or more alternative embodiments, the sensor 100 may be a
different type of
analyte sensor, such as, for example, an electrochemical sensor, a diffusion
sensor, or a pressure
sensor. Also, although in some embodiments the analyte sensor 100 may be a
fully implantable
sensor, this is not required, and, in some alternative embodiments, the sensor
100 may be a
transcutaneous sensor having a wired connection to the transceiver 101. For
example, in some
alternative embodiments, the sensor 100 may be located in or on a
transcutaneous needle (e.g., at
the tip thereof). In these embodiments, instead of the sensor 100 and
transceiver 101 wirelessly
communicating using the transceiver interface 103 and sensor interface 104,
the transceiver
interface 103 and sensor interface 104 may enable wired communication between
the sensor 100
and transceiver 101. In some non-limiting transcutaneous embodiments, one or
more wires may
be connected between the transceiver 101 and the transceiver transcutaneous
needle that includes
the sensor 100. For another example, in some alternative embodiments, the
sensor 100 may be
located in a catheter (e.g., for intravenous blood glucose monitoring) and may
communicate
(wirelessly or using wires) with the transceiver 101.
[0045] In some embodiments, as illustrated in FIG. 1B, the transceiver 101
may include one
or more environmental sensors configured to generate one or more environmental
measurements.
In some embodiments, the one or more environmental sensors may include one or
more of: (i)
one or more posture sensors 110, (ii) one or more pressure sensors 111, (iii)
one or more shock
sensors 113, and (iv) one or more temperature sensors 105. In some
embodiments, the one or
more posture sensors 110 may generate one or more posture measurements
indicative of the
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posture of a user of the transceiver 101. In some embodiments, the one or more
posture sensors
110 may include an accelerometer and a barometer. In some embodiments, the one
or more
pressure sensors 111 may generate one or more pressure measurements indicative
of pressure on
the transceiver 101 (e.g., due to the user of the transceiver 101 laying on
the transceiver 101). In
some non-limiting embodiments, the one or more pressure measurements may
indicate how
much pressure is being applied to the transceiver 101. In some alternative
embodiments, the one
or more pressure measurements may simply indicate whether the user is laying
on the transceiver
101 (e.g., yes or no). In some embodiments, the one or more pressure sensors
111 may include
one or more buttons (e.g., one or more buttons on the surface of the
transceiver 101 that faces the
user). In some embodiments, the one or more shock sensors 113 may include an
accelerometer
and generate one or more acceleration measurements. In some embodiments, the
one or more
acceleration measurements may be indicate of whether a shock to the
transceiver 101 has
occurred. In some embodiments, the one or more temperature sensors 105 may
generate one or
more temperature measurements indicative of the temperature of the transceiver
101.
[0046] In some embodiments, the transceiver 101 may receive one or more
measurements
conveyed by the analyte sensor 100. In some embodiments, the transceiver 101
may calculate
one or more analyte levels using at least the one or more measurements
conveyed by the analyte
sensor 100. In some embodiments, the transceiver 101 may additionally use one
or more
environmental measurements to calculate the one or more analyte levels.
However, it is not
required that the transceiver 101 perform the analyte level calculations
itself, and, in some
alternative embodiments, the transceiver 101 may instead convey/relay the
measurement
information received conveyed by the sensor 100 to another device (e.g.,
display device 102) for
calculation of analyte levels (e.g., by a mobile medical application executing
on the display
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device 102). In some non-limiting embodiments, the analyte level calculation
may include one
or more features described in U.S. Patent Application Publication No.
2014/0018644, which is
incorporated by reference in its entirety.
[0047] In some embodiments, the transceiver 101 and/or display device 102
may be
configured to generate one or more alerts, alarms, or notifications based on
the one or more
analyte levels and/or the one or more environmental measurements. In some
embodiments, one
or more of the transceiver 101 and the display device 102 may communicate the
alerts, alarms,
and/or notifications to a user. In some embodiments, the alerts, alarms,
and/or notifications may
be visual, audible, and/or vibratory in nature.
[0048] In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 1B, the transceiver 101 may
include a
display interface 106 that the transceiver 101 may use to communicate with the
display device
102, and the display device 102 may include a transceiver interface 107 that
the display device
102 may use to communicate with the transceiver 101. In some embodiments, the
display
interface 106 and transceiver interface 107 may enable wireless communication
between the
transceiver 101 and display device 102. In some embodiments, the display
interface 106 and
transceiver interface 107 may communicate using one or more wireless
protocols. In some non-
limiting embodiments, the wireless protocols may include a Bluetooth protocol
(e.g., an
Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) protocol). In some embodiments, the transceiver 101
may use the
display interface 106 to communicate one or more analyte measurements, one or
more analyte
levels, one or more alerts, alarms, or notifications, and/or one or more
environmental
measurements to the display device 102.
[0049] In some embodiments, the system 120 may include one or more
displays. For
example, in some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 1B, the display device 102 may
include a
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display 108 configured to display one or more analyte levels, one or more
alerts, alarms, or
notifications, and/or one or more environmental measurements. In some
embodiments, the
transceiver 101 may additionally or alternatively include a display configured
to display one or
more analyte levels, one or more alerts, alarms, or notifications, and/or one
or more
environmental measurements.
[0050] In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 1B, the transceiver 101 may
include a
display interface 106 configured to convey information (e.g., alerts and/or
analyte levels) to one
or more display devices 102. In some embodiments, a display device 102 may be
a portable
and/or handheld device. In some embodiments, the display device 102 may be a
smartphone.
However, this is not required, and, in some alternative embodiments, the
display device 102 may
be a laptop computer, tablet, notebook, personal data assistant ("PDA"),
personal computer, or a
dedicated analyte monitoring display device. In some embodiments, the display
device 102 may
include a transceiver interface 107, which may be configured to communicate
with the display
interface 106 of the transceiver 101 through a wired or wireless connection.
In some
embodiments, the display device 102 may include a processor 109, and the
processor 109 may be
configured to execute a mobile medical application stored in a memory of the
display device
102.
[0051] FIG. 2 is a schematic view illustrating a non-limiting example of
the sensor 100 and
transceiver 101 of the analyte monitoring system 120 according some
embodiments of the
invention. In some embodiments, the sensor elements 112 of the sensor 100 may
include one or
more analyte indicators 206, one or more light sources 208, one or more
photodetectors 224,
226, one or more temperature transducers 670, a substrate 216, an amplifier
211, and/or an
analog-to-digital converter (ADC) 213. In some non-limiting embodiments, as
illustrated in
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FIG. 2, the sensor 100 may be encased in a sensor housing 202 (i.e., body,
shell, capsule, or
encasement), which may be rigid and biocompatible. In some embodiments, the
analyte
indicator 206 may be, for example and without limitation, a hydrogel or
polymer graft coated,
diffused, adhered, or embedded on or in at least a portion of the exterior
surface of the sensor
housing 202. In some embodiments, the analyte indicator 206 (e.g., polymer
graft) of the sensor
100 may include indicator molecules 204 (e.g., fluorescent indicator
molecules) exhibiting one
or more detectable properties (e.g., optical properties) based on the amount
or concentration of
the analyte in proximity to the analyte indicator 206.
[0052] In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 2, the light source 208 may
emit excitation
light 329 over a range of wavelengths that interact with the indicator
molecules 204. In some
embodiments, a photodetector 224 may be sensitive to emission light 331 (e.g.,
fluorescent light)
emitted by the indicator molecules 204 such that a signal generated by the
photodetector 224 in
response thereto that is indicative of the level of emission light 331 of the
indicator molecules
104 and, thus, the amount of analyte of interest (e.g., glucose). In some non-
limiting
embodiments, a photodetector 226 may be sensitive to excitation light 329 that
is reflected from
the analyte indicator 206 as reflection light 333. In some non-limiting
embodiments, one or
more of the photodetectors may be covered by one or more filters that allow
only a certain subset
of wavelengths of light to pass through (e.g., a subset of wavelengths
corresponding to emission
light 331 or a subset of wavelengths corresponding to reflection light 333)
and reflect the
remaining wavelengths. In some non-limiting embodiments, the temperature
transducer 670
may output a signal indicative of the temperature inside the housing 202 of
the sensor 100. In
some non-limiting embodiments, the sensor 100 may include a drug-eluting
polymer matrix that
disperses one or more therapeutic agents (e.g., an anti-inflammatory drug).
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[0053] In some embodiments, the outputs of one or more of the
photodetectors 224, 226 and
the temperature transducer 670 may be amplified by an amplifier 211. In some
non-limiting
embodiments, the amplifier 211 may be a comparator that receives analog light
measurement
signals from the photodetectors 224, 226 and output an analog light difference
measurement
signal indicative of the difference between the received analog light
measurement signals. In
some non-limiting embodiments, the amplifier 211 may be a transimpedance
amplifier.
However, in some alternative embodiments, a different amplifier may be used.
In some
embodiments, the outputs of one or more of the photodetectors 224, 226, the
temperature
transducer 670, and the amplifier 211 may be converted to a digital signal by
an analog-to-digital
converter (ADC) 213.
[0054] In some embodiments, one or more of the gain of the amplifier 211
and the drive
current of the light source 108 may be initially set during a quality control
process. In some
embodiments, one or more of the gain of the amplifier 211 and the drive
current of the light
source 208 may be set to allow high dynamic range and to keep the modulated
signal within the
operational region. In some embodiments, any change (e.g., increase or
decrease) to one or more
of the drive current of the light source 208 and the gain of the amplifier 211
may change the
modulated signal level accordingly.
[0055] In some embodiments, as illustrated in FIG. 2, the sensor 100 may
include a substrate
216. In some embodiments, the substrate 216 may be a circuit board (e.g., a
printed circuit board
(PCB) or flexible PCB) on which circuit components (e.g., analog and/or
digital circuit
components) may be mounted or otherwise attached. However, in some alternative
embodiments, the substrate 216 may be a semiconductor substrate having
circuitry fabricated
therein. The circuitry may include analog and/or digital circuitry. Also, in
some semiconductor
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substrate embodiments, in addition to the circuitry fabricated in the
semiconductor substrate,
circuitry may be mounted or otherwise attached to the semiconductor substrate
216. In other
words, in some semiconductor substrate embodiments, a portion or all of the
circuitry, which
may include discrete circuit elements, an integrated circuit (e.g., an
application specific
integrated circuit (ASIC)) and/or other electronic components (e.g., a non-
volatile memory), may
be fabricated in the semiconductor substrate 216 with the remainder of the
circuitry is secured to
the semiconductor substrate 216 and/or a core (e.g., ferrite core) for an
inductive element of the
transceiver interface 103. In some embodiments, the semiconductor substrate
216 and/or a core
may provide communication paths between the various secured components.
[0056] In some embodiments, one or more of the sensor housing 202, analyte
indicator 206,
indicator molecules 204, light source 208, photodetectors 224, 226,
temperature transducer 670,
substrate 216, and transceiver interface 103 of sensor 100 may include some or
all of the features
described in one or more of U.S. Application Serial No. 13/761,839, filed on
February 7, 2013,
U.S. Application Serial No. 13/937,871, filed on July 9, 2013, and U.S.
Application Serial No.
13/650,016, filed on October 11, 2012, all of which are incorporated by
reference in their
entireties. Similarly, the structure and/or function of the sensor 100 and/or
transceiver 101 may
be as described in one or more of U.S. Application Serial Nos. 13/761,839,
13/937,871, and
13/650,016.
[0057] FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the transceiver 101 according to a non-
limiting
embodiment. In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 3, the transceiver 101 may
have a
connector 902, such as, for example and without limitation, a Micro-Universal
Serial Bus (USB)
connector. In some embodiments, the connector 902 may enable a wired
connection to an
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external device, such as a personal computer (e.g., personal computer 109) or
a display device
102 (e.g., a smartphone).
[0058] In some embodiments, the transceiver 101 may exchange data to and
from the
external device through the connector 902 and/or may receive power through the
connector 902.
The transceiver 101 may include a connector integrated circuit (IC) 904, such
as, for example, a
USB-IC, which may control transmission and receipt of data through the
connector 902. The
transceiver 101 may also include a charger IC 906, which may receive power via
the connector
902 and charge or recharge a battery 908 (e.g., lithium-polymer battery).
[0059] In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 3, the transceiver 101 may
include one or
more connectors in addition to (or as an alternative to) Micro-USB connector
902. For example,
in one alternative embodiment, the transceiver 101 may include a spring-based
connector (e.g.,
Pogo pin connector) in addition to (or as an alternative to) Micro-USB
connector 902, and the
transceiver 101 may use a connection established via the spring-based
connector for wired
communication to a personal computer (e.g., personal computer 109) or a
display device 102
(e.g., a smartphone) and/or to receive power, which may be used, for example,
to charge the
battery 908.
[0060] In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 3, the transceiver 101 may
have a wireless
communication IC 910, which enables wireless communication with an external
device, such as,
for example, one or more personal computers (e.g., personal computer 109) or
one or more
display devices 102 (e.g., a smartphone). In one non-limiting embodiment, the
wireless
communication IC 910 may employ one or more wireless communication standards
to wirelessly
transmit data. The wireless communication standard employed may be any
suitable wireless
communication standard, such as an ANT standard, a Bluetooth standard, or a
Bluetooth Low
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Energy (BLE) standard (e.g., BLE 4.0). In some non-limiting embodiments, the
wireless
communication IC 910 may be configured to wirelessly transmit data at a
frequency greater than
1 gigahertz (e.g., 2.4 or 5 GHz). In some embodiments, the wireless
communication IC 910 may
include an antenna (e.g., a Bluetooth antenna). In some non-limiting
embodiments, the antenna
of the wireless communication IC 910 may be entirely contained within the
housing (e.g.,
housing 206 and 220) of the transceiver 101. However, this is not required,
and, in alternative
embodiments, all or a portion of the antenna of the wireless communication IC
910 may be
external to the transceiver housing.
[0061] In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 1B, the transceiver 101 may
include a
display interface 106, which may enable communication by the transceiver 101
with one or more
display devices 102. In some embodiments, the display interface 106 may
include the antenna of
the wireless communication IC 910 and/or the connector 902 illustrated in FIG.
3. In some non-
limiting embodiments, the display interface 106 may additionally include the
wireless
communication IC 910 and/or the connector IC 904 illustrated in FIG. 3.
[0062] In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 3, the transceiver 101 may
include voltage
regulators 912 and/or a voltage booster 914. The battery 908 may supply power
(via voltage
booster 914) to radio-frequency identification (RF1D) reader IC 916, which may
use an inductive
element 919 to convey information (e.g., commands) to the sensor 101 and
receive information
(e.g., measurement information) from the sensor 100. In some non-limiting
embodiments, the
sensor 100 and transceiver 101 may communicate using near field communication
(NFC) (e.g.,
at a frequency of 13.56 MiHz). In the illustrated embodiment, the inductive
element 919 may be
include a flat antenna. In some non-limiting embodiments, the antenna may be
flexible.
However, the inductive element 919 of the transceiver 101 may be in any
configuration that
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permits adequate field strength to be achieved when brought within adequate
physical proximity
to an inductive element of the sensor 100. In some embodiments, the
transceiver 101 may
include a power amplifier 918 to amplify the signal to be conveyed by the
inductive element 919
to the sensor 100.
[0063] In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 3, the transceiver 101 may
include a
peripheral interface controller (PIC) microcontroller 920 and memory 922
(e.g., Flash memory),
which may be non-volatile and/or capable of being electronically erased and/or
rewritten. The
PIC microcontroller 920 may control the overall operation of the transceiver
101. For example,
the PIC microcontroller 920 may control the connector IC 904 or wireless
communication IC
910 to transmit data via wired or wireless communication and/or control the
RFID reader IC 916
to convey data via the inductive element 919. The PIC microcontroller 920 may
also control
processing of data received via the inductive element 919, connector 902, or
wireless
communication IC 910.
[0064] In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 1B, the transceiver 101 may
include a sensor
interface 104, which may enable communication between the transceiver 101 and
sensor 100. In
some embodiments, the sensor interface 104 may include the inductive element
919 illustrated in
FIG. 3. In some non-limiting embodiments, the sensor interface 104 may
additionally include
the RFID reader IC 916 and/or the power amplifier 918 illustrated in FIG. 3.
However, in some
alternative embodiments where there exists a wired connection between the
sensor 100 and the
transceiver 101 (e.g., transcutaneous embodiments), the sensor interface 104
may include the
wired connection.
[0065] In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 3, the transceiver 101 may
include a display
924 (e.g., liquid crystal display and/or one or more light emitting diodes),
which PIC
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microcontroller 920 may control to display data (e.g., analyte levels). In
some embodiments, the
transceiver 101 may include a speaker 926 (e.g., a beeper) and/or vibration
motor 928, which
may be activated, for example, in the event that an alarm condition (e.g.,
detection of a
hypoglycemic or hyperglycemic condition) is met.
[0066] In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 3, the transceiver 101 may
include one or
more environmental sensors 930. In some embodiments, the environmental sensors
930 may
include one or more the posture sensors 110, pressure sensors 111, shock
sensors 113, and
temperature sensors 105 illustrated in FIG. 1B.
[0067] In some embodiments, the transceiver 101 may be a body-worn
transceiver that is a
rechargeable, external device worn over the sensor implantation or insertion
site. The
transceiver 101 may supply power to the proximate sensor 100, calculate
analyte levels from
data received from the sensor 100, and/or transmit the calculated analyte
levels to a display
device 102 (see FIGS. IA and 1B). Power may be supplied to the sensor 100
through an
inductive link (e.g., an inductive link of 13.56 MHz). In some embodiments,
the transceiver 101
may be placed using an adhesive patch or a specially designed strap or belt.
The external
transceiver 101 may read measured analyte data from a subcutaneous sensor 100
(e.g., up to a
depth of 2 cm or more). The transceiver 101 may periodically (e.g., every 2,
5, or 10 minutes)
read sensor data and calculate an analyte levels and an analyte levels trend.
From this
information, the transceiver 101 may also determine if an alert and/or alarm
condition exists,
which may be signaled to the user (e.g., through vibration by vibration motor
928 and/or an LED
of the transceiver's display 924 and/or a display 108 of a display device
102). The information
from the transceiver 101 (e.g., calculated analyte levels, calculated analyte
levels trends, alerts,
alarms, and/or notifications) may be transmitted to a display device 102
(e.g., via Bluetooth Low
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Energy with Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)-Counter CBC-MAC (CCM)
encryption) for
display by a mobile medical application (MMA) being executed by the display
device 102. In
some non-limiting embodiments, the MMA may provide alarms, alerts, and/or
notifications in
addition to any alerts, alarms, and/or notifications received from the
transceiver 101. In one
embodiment, the MMA may be configured to provide push notifications.
[0068] In some embodiments, the transceiver 101 of the analyte monitoring
system 120 may
receive one or more sensor measurements indicative of an amount, level, or
concentration of an
analyte in a first medium (e.g., interstitial fluid ("ISF")) in proximity to
the analyte sensor 100.
In some embodiments, the transceiver 101 may receive the sensor measurements
conveyed by
the sensor 100 periodically (e.g., every 1, 2, 5, 10, 15, or 20 minutes). In
some embodiments, the
one or more sensor measurements may include, for example and without
limitation, one or more
of (i) one or more measurements indicative of an amount of emission light from
indicator
molecules of the sensor elements 112 (e.g., as measured by one or more
photodetectors of the
sensor elements 112), (ii) one or more measurements indicative of an amount of
reference light
(e.g., as measured by one or more photodetector of the sensor elements 112),
and (iii) one or
more temperature measurements (e.g., as measured by one or more temperature
transducers 670
of the sensor elements 112). In some embodiments, the transceiver 101 may use
the received
sensor measurements to calculate a first medium analyte level (e.g., an ISF
analyte level).
[0069] In some embodiments, the transceiver 101 may use the calculated
first medium
analyte level and at least one or more previously calculated first medium
analyte levels to
calculate a rate of change of the first medium analyte level ("M1_ROC"). In
some non-limiting
embodiments, to calculate M1_ROC, the transceiver 101 may use just the
calculated first
medium analyte level and the most recent previously calculated first medium
analyte level and
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determine M1 ROC as the difference between the calculated first medium analyte
level and
most recent previously calculated first medium analyte level divided by the
time difference
between a time stamp for the calculated first medium analyte level and a time
stamp for the most
recent previously calculated first medium analyte level. In some alternative
embodiments, to
calculate M1 ROC, the transceiver 101 may use the calculated first medium
analyte level and a
plurality of the most recent previously calculated first medium analyte
levels. In some non-
limiting embodiments, the plurality of the most recent previously calculated
first medium analyte
levels may be, for example and without limitation, the previous two calculated
first medium
analyte levels, the previous 20 calculated first medium analyte levels, or any
number of
previously calculated first medium analyte levels in between (e.g., the
previous 5 calculated first
medium analyte levels). In other alternative embodiments, to calculate Ml ROC,
the transceiver
101 may use the calculated first medium analyte level and the previously
calculated first medium
analyte levels that were calculated during a time period. In some non-limiting
embodiments, the
time period may be, for example and without limitation, the last one minute,
the last 60 minutes,
or any amount of time in between (e.g., the last 25 minutes). In some
embodiments where the
transceiver 101 uses the calculated first medium analyte level and more than
one previously
calculated first medium analyte levels to calculate M1_ROC, the transceiver
101 may use, for
example, linear or non-linear regression to calculate Ml_ROC.
[0070] In some embodiments, the transceiver 101 may convert the calculated
first medium
analyte level into a second medium analyte level (e.g., a blood analyte level)
by performing a lag
compensation, which compensates for the time lag between a second medium
analyte level and
an first medium analyte level (e.g., the time lag between a blood analyte
level and an ISF analyte
level). In some embodiments, the transceiver 101 may calculate the second
medium analyte
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level using at least the calculated first medium analyte level and the
calculated Ml_ROC. In
some non-limiting embodiments, the transceiver 101 may calculate the second
medium analyte
level as M1 ROC/p2 + (1+p3/p2)*M l_analyte, where p2 is analyte diffusion
rate, p3 is the analyte
consumption rate, and Ml_analyte is the calculated first medium analyte level.
[00711 In some embodiments, one or more environmental factors may affect
the lag between
the second medium analyte level and the first medium analyte level. For
example and without
limitation, one or more environmental factors may affect (i) the user's blood
flow in proximity to
the sensor 100 and/or (ii) the transfer of the analyte from the second medium
(e.g., blood) to the
first medium (e.g., interstitial fluid) in proximity to the sensor 100. The
environmental factors
may include, for example and without limitation, a user's posture, pressure on
the sensing region,
shock to the sensing region, and temperature changes in the sensing region. In
some
embodiments, the analyte monitoring system 120 may use one or more
environmental
measurements indicative of one or more environmental factors to improve the
calculation of
second medium analyte levels. In some non-limiting embodiments, the analyte
monitoring
system 120 may use one or more environmental measurements indicative of one or
more
environmental factors to improve the conversion of a first analyte medium
level to second
medium analyte level.
[0072] In some embodiments, the transceiver 101 may use one or more sensor
measurements
received from the analyte sensor 100 and one or more environmental
measurements (e.g., one or
more environmental measurements generated by the one or more environmental
sensors 930) to
calculate a second medium analyte level. In some non-limiting embodiments, the
transceiver
101 may adjust a conversion function used to calculate a second medium analyte
level based on
one or more environmental measurements generated by the one or more
environmental sensors
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930. In some non-limiting embodiments, the transceiver 101 may adjust the
conversion function
by adjusting one or more parameters (e.g., one or more of the analyte
diffusion rate and analyte
consumption rate parameters) of the conversion function. In some non-limiting
embodiments,
the transceiver 101 may adjust one or more of p2 and p3 (or one or more of
1/p2 and p3/p2) in the
conversion function that calculates a second medium analyte level as Ml_ROC/p2
+
(1+p3/p2)*M1_analyte. In some alternative embodiments, the transceiver 101 may
select one of
a plurality of conversion functions based on one or more environmental
measurements generated
by the one or more environmental sensors 930.
[0073] In some embodiments, a user's posture (e.g., whether the user is
lying down, sitting
up, or standing) may affect (i) the user's blood flow in proximity to the
sensor 100 and/or (ii) the
transfer of the analyte from the second medium (e.g., blood) to the first
medium (e.g., interstitial
fluid) in proximity to the sensor 100. In some embodiments, the transceiver
101 may calculate
the second medium analyte level (e.g., blood analyte level) using at least one
or more sensor
measurements received from the analyte sensor 100 and one or more posture
measurements
generated by the posture sensor 110. In some non-limiting embodiments, the
transceiver 101
may calculate a posture of the user of transceiver 101 using the one or more
posture
measurements generated by the posture sensor 110. In some non-limiting
embodiments, the
transceiver 101 may calculate the second medium analyte level using at least
one or more sensor
measurements received from the analyte sensor 100 and the calculated posture.
In some non-
limiting embodiments, the transceiver 101 may adjust one or more parameters of
the conversion
function (e.g., the analyte diffusion rate) based on at least the calculated
posture and use the
adjusted conversion function and the one or more sensor measurements received
from the
analyte sensor 100 to calculate the second medium analyte level. In some non-
limiting
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alternative embodiments, the transceiver 101 may select one of a plurality of
conversion
functions based on the calculated posture and use the selected conversion
function and the one or
more sensor measurements received from the analyte sensor 100 to calculate the
second medium
analyte level.
[00741 In some non-limiting embodiments, the transceiver 101 may
additionally or
alternatively change the sampling frequency of one or more sensors (e.g., the
frequency at which
one or more posture sensors 110, one or more pressure sensors 111, one or more
shock sensors
113, and/or one or more temperature sensors 105 generate measurements) based
on the
calculated posture. In some non-limiting embodiments, based on the calculated
posture, the
transceiver 101 may additionally or alternatively cause one or more of the
transceiver 101 and
the display device 102 to display one or more icons indicative of
environmental events (e.g., an
icon indicative of a posture of the user of the transceiver 101).
[0075] In some embodiments, pressure on the user's body in proximity to the
sensor 100
(e.g., whether the user is lying on the sensor 100 or wearing tight clothing
around the sensor 100)
may affect (i) the user's blood flow in proximity to the sensor 100 and/or
(ii) the transfer of the
analyte from the second medium (e.g., blood) to the first medium (e.g.,
interstitial fluid) in
proximity to the sensor 100. In some embodiments, the transceiver 101 may
calculate the second
medium analyte level (e.g., blood analyte level) using at least one or more
sensor measurements
received from the analyte sensor 100 and one or more pressure measurements
generated by the
pressure sensor 111. In some non-limiting embodiments, the transceiver 101 may
adjust one or
more parameters of the conversion function (e.g., the analyte diffusion rate)
based on at least the
one or more pressure measurements and use the adjusted conversion function and
the one or
more sensor measurements received from the analyte sensor 100 to calculate the
second medium
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analyte level. In some non-limiting alternative embodiments, the transceiver
101 may select one
of a plurality of conversion functions based on the one or more pressure
measurements and use
the selected conversion function and the one or more sensor measurements
received from the
analyte sensor 100 to calculate the second medium analyte level.
[0076] In some non-limiting embodiments, the transceiver 101 may
additionally or
alternatively change the sampling frequency of one or more sensors (e.g., the
frequency at which
one or more posture sensors 110, one or more pressure sensors 111, one or more
shock sensors
113, and/or one or more temperature sensors 105 generate measurements) based
on the one or
more pressure measurements. In some non-limiting embodiments, based on the one
or more
pressure measurements, the transceiver 101 may additionally or alternatively
cause one or more
of the transceiver 101 and the display device 102 to display one or more icons
indicative of
environmental events (e.g., an icon indicative of pressure on the user's body
in proximity to the
sensor 100).
[0077] In some embodiments, bruising and/or blood in proximity to the
sensor 100 (e.g., due
to shocks or impacts to the user's body) may affect (i) the user's blood flow
in proximity to the
sensor 100 and/or (ii) the transfer of the analyte from the second medium
(e.g., blood) to the first
medium (e.g., interstitial fluid) in proximity to the sensor 100. In some
embodiments, the
transceiver 101 may calculate the second medium analyte level (e.g., blood
analyte level) using
at least one or more sensor measurements received from the analyte sensor 100
and one or more
acceleration measurements generated by the shock sensor 113. In some non-
limiting
embodiments, the transceiver 101 may determine whether a shock to the
transceiver 101 has
occurred using the one or more acceleration measurements generated by the
shock sensor 113.
In some non-limiting embodiments, the transceiver 101 may calculate the second
medium
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analyte level using at least one or more sensor measurements received from the
analyte sensor
100 and the determination of whether a shock to the transceiver 101 has
occurred. In some non-
limiting embodiments, the transceiver 101 may adjust one or more parameters of
the conversion
function (e.g., the analyte diffusion rate) based on at least the shock
determination and use the
adjusted conversion function and the one or more sensor measurements received
from the
analyte sensor 100 to calculate the second medium analyte level. In some non-
limiting
alternative embodiments, the transceiver 101 may select one of a plurality of
conversion
functions based on the shock determination and use the selected conversion
function and the one
or more sensor measurements received from the analyte sensor 100 to calculate
the second
medium analyte level.
[0078] In some non-limiting embodiments, the transceiver 101 may
additionally or
alternatively change the sampling frequency of one or more sensors (e.g., the
frequency at which
one or more posture sensors 110, one or more pressure sensors 111, one or more
shock sensors
113, and/or one or more temperature sensors 105 generate measurements) based
on the shock
determination. In some non-limiting embodiments, based on the shock
determination, the
transceiver 101 may additionally or alternatively cause one or more of the
transceiver 101 and
the display device 102 to display one or more icons indicative of
environmental events (e.g., an
icon indicative of a shock or impact to the user's body).
[0079] In some non-limiting embodiments, the transceiver 101 may
additionally or
alternatively adjust one or more of the received sensor measurements (e.g.,
one or more
temperature measurements of the received sensor measurements). For example and
without
limitation, the transceiver 101 may adjust one or more temperature
measurements of the received
sensor measurements. In some embodiments, the temperature measurements may
reflect the
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temperature inside the sensor 100 (e.g., the temperature of the substrate 216
as measured by the
temperature transducer 670 of the sensor 100) as opposed to the temperature of
the analyte
indicator 206, which may be on the exterior of the sensor 100. In some
embodiments, the
transceiver 101 may adjust one or more temperature measurements because, as
shown in FIG. 4,
the temperature inside the sensor 100 may lag behind the temperature of the
analyte indicator
206.
[0080] In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 4, the analyte indicator 206
of an implanted
sensor 100 may be in contact with subcutaneous tissue 480, and interstitial
fluid of the
subcutaneous tissue 480 may permeate the analyte indicator 206. Accordingly,
the temperature
of the analyte indicator 206 may correspond to the temperature of the
subcutaneous tissue 480 in
proximity to the sensor 100. In some non-limiting embodiments, the time lag
between the
temperature of the analyte indicator 206 and the temperature inside the sensor
100 (as measured
by the temperature transducer 670) may be due to the thermal properties (e.g.,
thermal
conductivity) of the materials of the sensor body. As a result, when the
temperature of the
analyte indicator 206 changes, there may be a delay before the change is
reflected in the
temperature measurements taken by one or more temperature transducers 670 of
the sensor
elements 112 of the analyte sensor 100. In some embodiments, the analyte
monitoring system
120 (e.g., the transceiver 101 of the system 120) may use one or more
temperature measurements
received from the sensor 100 in the calculation of analyte levels (e.g.,
analyte concentrations).
Thus, the lag between the measured temperature and the temperature of the
analyte indicator 206
may impact negatively the accuracy of the calculated analyte levels.
[0081] In some embodiments, the transceiver 101 may adjust one or more
temperature
measurements received from the analyte sensor 100 to compensate for the time
lag between the
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measured temperature and the temperature of the analyte indicator 206. In some
embodiments,
the transceiver 101 may adjust one or more received temperature measurements
to be estimates
of the temperature of the analyte indicator 206 instead of measurements of the
temperature inside
the sensor 100. In some non-limiting embodiments, the transceiver 101 may use
the adjusted
temperature measurements to calculate one or more analyte levels (e.g., one or
more first
medium analyte levels and/or one or more second medium analyt levels).
[0082] In some non-limiting embodiments, the transceiver 101 may use a
single
compartment model to estimate the temperature of the analyte indicator 206.
FIGS. 5A and 5B
illustrate examples of single compartment models for estimating the
temperature of the
interstitial fluid in the subcutaneous tissue 480 in proximity to the analyte
indicator 206. With
the single compartment model, casidt = Tsubl-c ¨ 1:3/-c, where 'Sub is the
temperature of the
subcutaneous tissue 480, Ts is the temperature of the sensor 100, T is the
rate constant between
the subcutaneous tissue 480 and the sensor 100, and dTsIdt is the derivative
of the temperature of
the sensor 100 with respect to time. Based on this equation, Tsub = T *
dT,5/dt + T. In some non-
limiting embodiments, T may range, for example and without limitation, from
milliseconds to
minutes for electronics encasement materials of the sensor 100.
[0083] In some embodiments, the transceiver 101 may receive a temperature
measurement
from the sensor 100. In some embodiments, the transceiver 101 may calculate a
rate of change
of the temperature of the sensor 100 (Ts ROC) using at least the received
temperature
measurement and one or more previous temperature measurements. In some non-
limiting
embodiments, to calculate Ts_ROC, the transceiver 101 may use just the
received temperature
measurement and the most recent previously received temperature measurement
and determine
Ts_ROC as the difference between the received temperature measurement and most
recent
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previously received temperature measurement divided by the time difference
between a time
stamp associated with the received temperature measurement and a time stamp
associated with
the most recent previously received temperature measurement. In some
alternative
embodiments, to calculate Ts_ROC, the transceiver 101 may use the received
temperature
measurement and a plurality of the most recent previously received temperature
measurements.
In some non-limiting embodiments, the plurality of the most recent previously
received
temperature measurements may be, for example and without limitation, the
previous two
received temperature measurements, the previous 20 received temperature
measurement, or any
number of previously calculated received temperature measurements in between
(e.g., the
previous 5 received temperature measurements). In other alternative
embodiments, to calculate
Ts_ROC, the transceiver 101 may use the received temperature measurement and
the previous
temperature measurements that were received during a time period. In some non-
limiting
embodiments, the time period may be, for example and without limitation, the
last one minute,
the last 60 minutes, or any amount of time in between (e.g., the last 25
minutes). In some
embodiments where the transceiver 101 uses the received temperature
measurement and more
than one previously received temperature measurements to calculate Ts_ROC, the
transceiver
101 may use, for example, linear or non-linear regression to calculate Ts_ROC.
[0084] In some non-limiting embodiments, the transceiver 101 may calculate
an estimated
temperature of the analyte indicator 206 using at least the received
temperature measurement and
the calculated rate of change of the temperature of the sensor 100 (Ts_ROC).
In some
embodiments, because interstitial fluid of the subcutaneous tissue 480
permeates the analyte
indicator 206, the transceiver 101 may treat the temperature of the analyte
indicator 206 as equal
to the temperature of the subcutaneous tissue 480 (Tub) and calculate the
estimated temperature
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of the analyte indicator 206 using the equation above for the temperature of
the subcutaneous
tissue 480 (lib). In some embodiments, the transceiver 101 may use the
received temperature
measurement and the calculated rate of change of the temperature of the sensor
100 (Ts ROC) as
the temperature of the sensor 100 (Ts) and the derivative of the temperature
of the sensor 100
with respect to time (dTsIdt), respectively, in the equation above for the
temperature of the
subcutaneous tissue 480 (Tsub). In some embodiments, the transceiver 101 may
use the estimated
temperature of the analyte indicator 206 (instead of the received temperature
measurement) to
calculate the second medium analyte level (e.g., the blood analyte level). In
some non-limiting
embodiments, the transceiver 101 may use the estimated temperature of the
analyte indicator 206
(instead of the received temperature measurement) to calculate the first
medium analyte level
(e.g., the ISF analyte level), which may be used to calculate the second
medium analyte level.
[0085] In some non-limiting alternative embodiments, the transceiver 101
may use a multi-
compartment model to estimate the temperature of the analyte indicator 206.
FIG. 6 illustrates
an example of a multi-compartment model for estimating the temperature of the
interstitial fluid
in the subcutaneous tissue 480 in proximity to the analyte indicator 206. In
some embodiments,
as shown in FIG. 6, the sensor 100 may be implanted in the hypodermis or
subcutaneous tissue
480, which is above the core and below the dermis and epidermis.
[0086] In some embodiments, the one or more temperature sensors 105 of the
transceiver
101 may detect temperature changes before the one or more temperature
transducers 670 of the
sensor elements 112 of the analyte sensor 100. For example and without
limitation, if a user gets
into an ice bath or a hot tub, the one or more temperature sensors 105 of the
transceiver 101 may
detect the resultant temperature change before the one or more temperature
transducers 670 of
the sensor elements 112 of the analyte sensor 100. In some embodiments, the
transceiver 101
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may use one or more temperature measurements generated by the one or more
temperature
sensors 105 of the transceiver 101 to predict changes in the interstitial
fluid in the subcutaneous
tissue 480 in proximity to the sensor 100. In some embodiments, the
transceiver 101 may use
the one or more temperature measurements generated by the one or more
temperature sensors
105 of the transceiver 101 to adjust one or more temperature measurements
generated by the one
or more temperature transducers 670 of the sensor elements 112 of the analyte
sensor 100. In
some embodiments, the adjustments may account for the lag between (i)
temperature changes to
the interstitial fluid of the subcutaneous tissue 480 that permeates the
analyte indicator 206 of the
sensor 100 and (ii) temperature changes in the sensor 100. In some
embodiments, the adjusted
temperature measurements may reflect the temperature of the analyte indicator
206 of the sensor
100 more accurately than the unadjusted temperature measurements. In some
embodiments, the
transceiver 101 may use one or more adjusted temperature measurements (instead
of the original
temperature measurements conveyed by the sensor 100) to calculate the second
medium analyte
level (e.g., the blood analyte level). In some non-limiting embodiments, the
transceiver 101 may
use one or more adjusted temperature measurements (instead of the original
temperature
measurements conveyed by the sensor 100) to calculate the first medium analyte
level (e.g., the
ISF analyte level), which may be used to calculate the second medium analyte
level.
[0087] In some embodiments, the transceiver 101 may receive a temperature
measurement
conveyed by the sensor 100. In some embodiments, the transceiver 101 may
calculate a rate of
change of the temperature of the sensor 100 (Ts ROC) using at least the
received temperature
measurement and one or more temperature measurements previously received from
the sensor
100. In some embodiments, the transceiver 101 may calculate a rate of change
of the
temperature of the transceiver 101 (T1 ROC) using at least a temperature
measurement
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generated by a temperature sensor 105 (e.g., of the transceiver 101) and one
or more temperature
measurements previously generated by the temperature sensor 105. In some non-
limiting
embodiments, TT_ROC may be calculated in a manner similar to any of the
manners that may be
used to calculate Ts_ROC. In some non-limiting embodiments, the transceiver
101 may
calculate an estimated temperature of the analyte indicator 206 using at least
the temperature
measurement received from the sensor 100, the calculated rate of change of the
temperature of
the sensor 100 (Ts_ROC), the temperature measurement generated by a
temperature sensor 105,
and the calculated rate of change of the temperature of the transceiver 101
(TT_ROC). In some
embodiments, the transceiver 101 may use the estimated temperature of the
analyte indicator 206
(instead of the temperature measurement received from the sensor 100) to
calculate the second
medium analyte level (e.g., the blood analyte level). In some non-limiting
embodiments, the
transceiver 101 may use the estimated temperature of the analyte indicator 206
(instead of the
temperature measurement received from the sensor 100) to calculate the first
medium analyte
level (e.g., the ISF analyte level), which may be used to calculate the second
medium analyte
level.
[0088] In some non-limiting embodiments, as described above, a single
compensation model
may be used to compensate for the lag between one or more measured
temperatures (e.g., the
temperature of the sensor 100 as measured by a temperature transducer 670
and/or the
temperature of the transceiver 101 as measured by a temperature sensor 105)
and the temperature
of the temperature of analyte indicator 206. In some embodiments, a single
compensation model
may compensate for one medium in the lag compensation model. In some single
compensation
model embodiments, the temperature may be compensated with single variable
temperature
estimations. In some non-limiting embodiments, the single variable may bet
(i.e., the rate
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constant between the subcutaneous tissue 480 and the sensor 100). In some non-
limiting
alternative embodiments, a multi-compensation model may be used to compensate
for the lag
between one or more measured temperatures (e.g., the temperature of the sensor
100 as measured
by a temperature transducer 670 and/or the temperature of the transceiver 101
as measured by a
temperature sensor 105) and the temperature of the temperature of analyte
indicator 206. In
some multi-compensation model embodiments, the temperature may be compensated
with
multivariable variable temperature estimations. In some embodiments, the
multiple variables
may be different rate constants for different media through which the
compensation is being
applied.
[0089] In some non-limiting embodiments, the transceiver 101 may
additionally or
alternatively change the sampling frequency of one or more sensors (e.g., the
frequency at which
one or more posture sensors 110, one or more pressure sensors 111, one or more
shock sensors
113, and/or one or more temperature sensors 105 generate measurements) based
on one or more
temperature measurements generated by the one or more temperature sensors 105
of the
transceiver 101 (e.g., based on a rate of temperature change indicated by the
temperature
measurements). In some non-limiting embodiments, based on one or more
temperature
measurements generated by the one or more temperature sensors 105 of the
transceiver 101, the
transceiver 101 may additionally or alternatively cause one or more of the
transceiver 101 and
the display device 102 to display one or more icons indicative of
environmental events (e.g., an
icon indicative of a temperature change if the temperature measurements
indicate a rate of
temperature change greater than a threshold).
[0090] In some embodiments, the transceiver 101 may receive temperature
measurements
more frequently than the transceiver 101 receives analyte measurements (e.g.,
light
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measurements). In some non-limiting embodiments, the more frequent temperature
measurements may enable the transceiver 101 to calculate more accurate rates
of temperature
change (e.g., Ts ROC and TT_ROC). In some non-limiting embodiments, the
transceiver 101
may convey analyte measurement and temperature measurement commands to the
sensor 100.
In response to an analyte measurement command, the sensor 100 may convey
sensor data
including one or more light measurements and one or more temperature
measurements to the
transceiver 101. In response to a temperature measurement commands, the sensor
100 may
convey sensor data including one or more temperature measurements (and no
light
measurements) to the transceiver 101. In some non-limiting embodiments, the
sensor 100 may
not activate the light source 208 during execution of a temperature
measurement command.
[0091] In some non-limiting embodiments, the transceiver 101 may change the
sampling
frequency of one or more temperature sensors (e.g., the sample frequency of
one or more
temperature transducers 670 and/or one or more temperature sensors 105). In
some non-limiting
embodiments, the transceiver 101 may change the sampling frequency of one or
more
temperature sensors, for example and without limitation, when analyte level is
rising or falling at
a fast rate and/or when the analyte level is in or approaching a hypo- or
hyperglycemic range. In
some non-limiting embodiments, the estimation of the temperature of the
analyte indicator 206
may be applied to different temperature sampling rates.
[0092] FIG. 7 is a flow chart illustrating a process 300 for calculating
second medium
analyte levels (e.g., blood analyte levels). In some embodiments, one or more
steps of the
process 300 may be performed by an analyte monitoring system, such as, for
example, the
analyte monitoring system 120. In some embodiments, one or more steps of the
process 300
may be performed by a transceiver, such as, for example, the transceiver 101.
In some non-
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limiting embodiments, one or more steps of the process 300 may be performed by
a processor,
such as, for example, the PIC microcontroller 920 of the transceiver 101.
[0093] In some embodiments, the process 300 may include a step 302 in which
the
transceiver 101 receives one or more sensor measurements conveyed by the
sensor 100. In some
non-limiting embodiments, the one or more sensor measurements may include, for
example and
without limitation, one or more light measurements and/or one or more
temperature
measurements. In some embodiments, the transceiver 101 may receive the one or
more sensor
measurements after conveying a command (e.g., a measurement command or a read
sensor data
command) to the sensor 100. However, this is not required, and, in some
alternative
embodiments, the sensor 100 may control when one or more sensor measurements
are conveyed
to the transceiver 101, or the sensor 100 may continuously convey sensor
measurements to the
transceiver 101. In some non-limiting embodiments, the transceiver 101 may
receive one or
more sensor measurements periodically (e.g., every 1, 2, 5, 10, or 15
minutes).
[0094] In some embodiments, the transceiver 101 may receive the one or more
sensor
measurements using the sensor interface device 104 of the transceiver 101. In
some non-limiting
embodiments, the transceiver 101 may receive the one or more sensor
measurements wirelessly.
For example and without limitation, in some non-limiting embodiments, the
transceiver 101 may
receive the one or more sensor measurements by detecting modulations in an
electromagnetic
wave generated by the sensor 100, e.g., by detecting modulations in the
current flowing through
the inductive element 919 of the transceiver 101. However, this is not
required, and, in some
alternative embodiments, the transceiver 101 may receive the sensor data via a
wired connection
to the sensor 100.
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[0095] In some embodiments, the one or more sensor measurements may be
associated with
a time stamp. In some non-limiting embodiments, the transceiver 101 may
receive the time
stamp from the sensor 100. In some non-limiting embodiments, the received one
or more sensor
measurements may include the time stamp. In some embodiments, the time stamp
may reflect
the time at which the one or more sensor measurements were taken. However, it
is not required
that the transceiver 101 receive the time stamp from the sensor 100. For
example, in some
alternative embodiments, the transceiver 101 may assign the time stamp to the
one or more
sensor measurements after receiving the one or more sensor measurements. In
these
embodiments, the time stamp may reflect when the transceiver 101 received the
one or more
sensor measurements.
[0096] In some embodiments, the process 300 may include a step 304 in which
the
transceiver 101 receives or generates one or more environmental measurements.
In some
embodiments, the one or more environmental measurements may include one or
more one or
more posture measurements indicative of the posture of a user of the
transceiver 101, one or
more pressure measurements indicative of pressure on the transceiver 101, one
or more
acceleration measurements indicative of whether a shock to the transceiver 101
has occurred,
and/or one or more temperature measurements indicative of the temperature of
the transceiver
101. In some non-limiting embodiments, the one or more environmental sensors
930 of the
transceiver 101 may generate the one or more environmental measurements. In
some non-
limiting embodiments, the one or more environmental sensors 930 may include
one or more
posture sensors 110, one or more pressure sensors 111, one or more shock
sensors 113, and/or
one or more temperature sensors 105. In some non-limiting embodiments, the
transceiver 101
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may additionally or alternatively receive one or more of the environmental
measurements from a
device external to the transceiver 101 (e.g., the display device 102).
[0097] In some embodiments, the process 300 may include a step 306 in which
the
transceiver 101 adjusts one or more sensor measurements received from the
sensor 100 For
example, in some embodiments, the one or more sensor measurements may include
one or more
temperature measurements, and step 306 may include adjusting one or more
temperature
measurements from the sensor 100. In some embodiments, a temperature
measurement may be
adjusted to be an estimate of the temperature of the analyte indicator 206,
and the estimate may
compensate for temperature lag. In some embodiments, adjusting a temperature
measurement
received from the sensor 100 may include calculating a rate of change of the
temperature of the
sensor 100 (Ts_ROC) and calculating an adjusted temperature based on one or
more of the
received temperature measurement and the calculated Ts_ROC.
[0098] In some non-limiting embodiments, the transceiver 101 may adjust one
or more
sensor measurements based on one or more environmental measurements. For
example, in some
embodiments, the one or more sensor measurements may include one or more
temperature
measurements, and step 306 may include adjusting one or more temperature
measurements from
the sensor 100 based on at least one or temperature measurements of the one or
more
environmental measurements (e.g., one or more temperature measurements
generated by the one
or more temperature sensors 105 of the transceiver 101). In some embodiments,
a temperature
measurement may be adjusted to be an estimate of the temperature of the
analyte indicator 206,
and the estimate may compensate for temperature lag. In some embodiments,
adjusting a
temperature measurement received from the sensor 100 may include calculating a
rate of change
of the temperature of the sensor 100 (Ts_ROC), calculating a rate of change of
the temperature
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of the transceiver 101 (T ROC). and calculating an adjusted temperature based
one or more of a
temperature measurement received from the sensor 100, the calculated Ts_ROC, a
temperature
measurement generated by a temperature sensor 105, and the calculated TT_ROC.
[0099] In some embodiments, the process 300 may include a step 308 in which
the
transceiver 101 calculates first medium analyte level (e.g., an ISF analyte
level) using the one or
more sensor measurements received from the sensor 100. In some embodiments,
one or more of
the sensor measurements used to calculate the first medium analyte level may
have been adjusted
in step 306. In some embodiments, the first medium analyte level may be a
measurement of the
amount or concentration of the analyte in the first medium (e.g., interstitial
fluid) in proximity to
the analyte sensor 100. In some non-limiting embodiments, calculation of the
first medium
analyte level may include, for example and without limitation, some or all of
the features
described in U.S. Application Serial No. 13/937,871, filed on July 9, 2013,
now U.S. Patent No.
9,414,775, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
[00100] In some embodiments, the process 300 may include a step 310 in which
the
transceiver 101 calculates a first medium analyte level rate of change
("Ml_ROC"). In some
embodiments, the transceiver 101 may calculate the M l_ROC using at least the
first medium
analyte level calculated in step 308 and one or more previously calculated
first medium analyte
levels (e.g., one or more first medium analyte levels calculated using
previously received sensor
measurements).
[00101] In some embodiments, the process 300 may include a step 312 in which
the
transceiver 101 adjusts a conversion function used to calculate a second
medium analyte level
(e.g., a blood analyte level) based on one or more environmental measurements
generated by the
one or more environmental sensors 930. In some non-limiting embodiments, the
transceiver 101
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may adjust the conversion function by adjusting one or more parameters (e.g.,
one or more of the
analyte diffusion rate and analyte consumption rate parameters) of the
conversion function. In
some alternative embodiments, in step 312, the transceiver 101 may select one
of a plurality of
conversion functions based on one or more environmental measurements (e.g.,
one or more
environmental measurements generated by the one or more environmental sensors
930).
[00102] In some embodiments, the process 300 may include a step 314 in which
the
transceiver 101 calculates a second medium analyte level (e.g., a blood
analyte level). In some
embodiments, the transceiver 101 may calculate the second medium analyte level
by performing
a lag compensation. In some embodiments, the transceiver 101 may calculate the
second
medium analyte level using at least the first medium analyte level and the Ml
_ROC calculated in
steps 308 and 310, respectively. In some embodiments, the transceiver 101 may
calculate the
second medium analyte level using a conversion function. In some non-limiting
embodiments,
the conversion function used in step 314 may have been adjusted (or selected)
in step 312.
[00103] In some non-limiting embodiments, the process 300 may include a step
316 of
displaying the calculated second medium analyte level. In some embodiments,
the step 316 may
include displaying the calculated second medium analyte level on a display of
the transceiver
101. In some embodiments, the step 316 may additionally or alternatively
include the
transceiver 101 conveying the calculated second medium analyte level to a
display device (e.g.,
display device 102) for display. In some non-limiting embodiments, the
transceiver 101 may
convey the calculated second medium analyte level to the display device 102
via wired or
wireless communication using the display interface device 106. In some
embodiments, the
display device 102 may be configured to receive and display the conveyed
second medium
analyte level.
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[00104] Embodiments of the present invention have been fully described above
with reference
to the drawing figures. Although the invention has been described based upon
these preferred
embodiments, it would be apparent to those of skill in the art that certain
modifications,
variations, and alternative constructions could be made to the described
embodiments within the
spirit and scope of the invention. For example, although the invention is
described above in the
context of an analyte monitoring system that calculates blood analyte levels
indirectly using
measurements of analyte levels in interstitial fluid, the invention is
applicable to any monitoring
system that calculates levels in a first medium using measurements of levels
in a second medium.
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